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Looks great! What is your light and feeding schedule? My RBTA has small bubbles when the light (same Kessil) comes on in am, then is stringy and multiplying like crazy; can't keep zoas.
Light is a Kessil 160E that I've had for years; I run it 12 hours a day from 9:30am to 9:30pm. It starts and ends with 100% blues, ramping up both the whites and intensity up until midway through the day when it then slowly ramps back down.

For most of the day it's at 35% white 65% blue. My BTA hasn't had bubbles in years haha. It splits a few times a year though- I've actually had to throw a split or two away because I had nobody to give them to and they grow so large. Zoas are finicky for softies; I have a ton of palys that took over from a small frag. The whole idea of this tank is super easy maintenance, so that's why I stick with softies. I like a natural look more than a curated, colorful reef.
 
Rare top down shot:

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And a pic with the lid off:

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Nem is large today. I knew it wouldn't take long to get my reef running back up to speed with a little bit of attention.
 

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